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Originally Posted by Altair
Interesting, thanks.
I have sympathy for them as well..
Have to say though, both traditions have something going for them. The Christians seem more forgiving and obviously carried the knowledge of Rome at their back. Written history, books, laws. OTOH, the vikings have more a free spirit about them, the same spirit I believe returned again centuries later when Northern/Central Europeans sought to distance themselves from Rome and make their own decisions.
The Last Kingdom is also on Netflix, I don't know if you've seen it. It's a good show though they handle the vikings more as cartoonish villains.
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Yeah, the Last Kingdom is on my to do list, but in general, medieval European history, especially during the dark ages, depresses me, so I haven't started watching it yet.
Not sure if I can think of many highlights for Christianity during the dark ages, it is all-round depressing, with perhaps Ireland and the Eastern Roman Empires being partial exceptions, at least for a while.